2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Stjepan Sisko
- Position:
- Player
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kastel Stari, Croatia
- High School:
- Braca Radic School
As a Junior (2015-16): Named MAC Player of the Year and team MVP…Earned First-Team All-MAC honors and Team Leadership award…Honored with 2016 Brian Engel Award…Finished season with a 25-5 overall record (6-1 MAC) at No. 1 singles…Career-high 16-match winning streak (1/30-4/11)...Tallied 16 two-set victories…Two-time MAC Singles Player of the Week (3/3, 3/17) and MAC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Luka Vitosevic (3/17)…Defeated Utah’s Parker McGuiness (6-3, 6-2) in first round of ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, OK (10/5)…Defeated No. 5 Boris Bakavov of Bulgaria (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) at USTA Pro Circuit in Niceville, FL (11/7)…Downed Illinois’ Alex Jesse (7-6, 7-6) as No. 11 seed in ITA Regionals…Paired up with teammate Omar Espinosa to defeat DePaul, 8-3, as the No. 20 seed at ITA Regionals…Won three-straight matches to claim Flight A singles title at MAC Indoor Tournament…Bested No. 60 Alex Knight from Michigan in straight sets (6-1, 7-5)…Only conference loss came from 2016 MAC Co-Player of the Year, Ball State’s Lucas Andersen…Went 15-13 in doubles play and 12-10 at No. 1 spot in dual matches (3-3 MAC)…Paired up with Omar Espinosa to defeat No. 33 Valparaiso duo, 6-3 (1/23).
As a Sophomore (2014-15): Named MAC Player of Year and earned All-MAC first-team accolades...Named team MVP for second-straight year…Four-time MAC Singles Player of Week...Played at No. 1 singles and finished the season with impressive 28-5 overall record and 19-3 spring record...Tallied two six-match win streaks...Recorded 13 two-set victories, including 6-4, 6-3 win over Sam Monette from No. 36 Indiana...Defeated Russia’s Iznaur Akhmaev (6-4, 6-3), United States’ Ognjen Samardzic (6-0, 6-0), and USA’s Ethan Dunbar (6-3, 6-1) as No. 12 seed in USTA Pro Circuit…Downed Northwestern’s Fedor Beav (7-6, 6-2) and Michigan’s Alex Knight (7-6, 4-6, 6-3) at USTA Regionals…Teamed up with Omar Espinosa to finish 9-6 in No. 1 doubles.
As a Freshman (2013-14): Made First Team All-MAC...Named MAC Newcomer of the Year...Concluded the season with a 15-8 record in singles play and a 13-4 record at No. 2 spot...Went 4-0 in MAC play and did not lose a set...Claimed 12 two-set victories...Finished 13-8 in doubles play (2-1 MAC)...Claimed a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Western Michigan's Nadin Indre at No. 1 to finish season...Went on two five-match winning streaks.
High School: Has enjoyed success playing at the ITF tournaments...Runner-up in junior singles tournaments, including wins in doubles tournaments...claimed the U-18 Doubles National Championship and advanced to the semifinals in singles.
Personal: Born to Andjelko and Dijana Sisko in Kastel Stari, Croatia...Has two sisters, Andjela and Katarina, and one brother Ivan...and Plans on majoring in International Business at Toledo.
